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Now that spring is in the air, why not have a go at growing one of the UK’s favourite flowers and enter our competition to grow the biggest sunflower head.

Sunflowers are easy to grow, so it’s also the perfect challenge for children – they can challenge their friends or get their school involved.

How to Enter

The competition is open to anyone and any type of sunflower can be grown, but we would recommend Mr Fothergill’s Sunflower Pudsey (RRP £1.99) – for each packet sold, Mr Fothergill’s will donate 30p to BBC Children in Need. You could also turn the challenge into a fundraising event for BBC Children in Need – take a look at their website for loads of great ways of doing this here.

You have until 30th September 2019 to grow and measure your sunflower. Post us a picture on Facebook or Twitter of your flower head with proof of its size – use a tape measure to show the width of the flower head, not including the petals.

There will be 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes for the 3 largest sunflower heads.

Mr Fothergill’s Top Tip

For larger sunflower heads, try applying a feed and water well only once the flower head starts to appear. And of course, you could always try talking and singing to it! We’d love to hear your own tips – share on Facebook or Twitter using the hashtag #SunflowerTips.

Good luck, and happy growing!

The Prizes

1st prize: £50 worth of Mr Fothergill’s seeds

2nd prize: £30 worth of Mr Fothergill’s seeds

3rd prize: £20 worth of Mr Fothergill’s seeds

The Rules

The winners will be chosen after the competition closes at midnight on 30 September 2019.

There are three prizes.

The 3 largest sunflower heads will be chosen based on the photos submitted proving their size. The judge’s decision is final.

There is no cash alternative, the prize is non-transferable and may not be substituted by the winner.

If you are not the sunflower grower and the photo you submit is not your photo, we reserve the right to disqualify you – only your own picture of your own flower please!

Mr Fothergill’s Sunflower Pudsey (RRP £1.99) is available from selected garden retailers and Homebase stores, and online at www.mr-fothergills.co.uk.

There will be 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes for the 3 longest beans, and of course, the winner will get to proudly state they are officially the UK’s Runner Bean Growing Champion of 2018 too!

How to Enter

You can grow any type of runner bean in this competition but we would recommend Runner Bean Guinness Record or Runner Bean Enorma if you really want to grow some lengthy beans.

Post pics of your beans on Facebook or Twitter and let us know how your young plants are getting along. We’ll have some random giveaways each month for great pictures posted with the hashtag #MrFLongestBean

You have until 30 September to grow the UK’s longest bean. Post us a picture on Facebook or Twitter of your bean with proof of its length.

The prizes

1st prize: £50 worth of Mr Fothergill’s seeds

2nd prize: £30 worth of Mr Fothergill’s seeds

3rd prize: £20 worth of Mr Fothergill’s seeds

The Rules

Let’s not drag things down with loads of rules! But…

The winners will be chosen after the competition closes at midnight on 30 September.

There are three prizes, with spot prize giveaways each month for fabulous runner bean pictures.

Mr Fothergill’s team reserves the right to choose the photos they deem the best for the spot prizes each month. Our decision is final and we will not enter into correspondence on our choices.

The 3 longest beans by 30 September will be chosen based on the photos submitted proving their length.

There is no cash alternative, the prize in non-transferable and may not be substituted by the winner.

If you are not the runner bean grower, and the photo you submit is not your photo, we reserve the right to disqualify you! Only your own pictures of your own produce please!

We have a copy of The Allotment Cookbook to give away to one lucky person. Written by Pete Lawrence, the book follows a year in the garden and the book is a beautiful guide to growing and cooking with the rhythm of the seasons.

Beautifully written with some delicious recipes that will help any avid grower get the most out of his or her plot, we know that this will be a popular book with gardeners. Available in many bookstores including Waterstones and Amazon, pick up a copy for the gardener or cook in your life if you aren’t the lucky winner.

Entering this competition could not be easier. Just follow these instructions.

How to enter The Allotment Cookbook Giveaway competition:

Simply ‘Follow’ both Pete Lawrence and Mr Fothergill’s on Twitter, or ‘Like’ us on Facebookto enter the competition. If you do both, you will be entered into the draw twice, which will give you double the chance of winning. Do share on our posts to encourage others to enter!

If you already ‘like’ or ‘follow’ us then just share our posts on Facebook and Twitter to be entered into the draw and remember to also follow Pete Lawrence on Twitter.

We have 3 subscriptions to Amateur Gardening Magazine to give away to three lucky entrants. Each subscription is for 12 months and will be delivered weekly through your letterbox ensuring that you are kept up to date with all the latest gardening tips and tricks throughout the gardening season.

Entering this competition could not be easier. Just follow these instructions.

How to enter the Amateur Gardening Magazine Subscription Giveaway competition:

Simply ‘Follow’ us on Twitter, or ‘Like’ us on Facebookto enter the competition. If you do both, you will be entered into the draw twice, which will give you double the chance of winning. Do share on our posts to encourage others to enter!

If you already ‘like’ or ‘follow’ us then justshare our posts on Facebook and Twitter to be entered into the draw.

Terms & Conditions:

The competition will run from 16 February to 7 March 2016 commencing at 6pm on 16 February and closing at 11.59pm on 7 March 2016. Entries made after this closing date will not be considered in the draw.

Mr Fothergill’s will announce the winner via social media on 11 March 2016

There will be three winners. Mr Fothergill’s will choose the winners at random, and our decision on this will be final.

There is no cash alternative to the prize and the prize must be accepted as offered.

The prize is for a 12 month subscription to Amateur Gardening magazine which will be delivered weekly by post to the winner.

The prize is open to UK residents only and will be delivered by Amateur Gardening magazine directly.

The winner will have one week in which to respond and claim their prize. Failure to respond after 7 days will forfeit the prize and we will draw again.

Mr Fothergill’s Seeds Ltd will reserve the right to publish the name of the winner on our website and in any related press release in relation to this competition.

This competition is not open to employees or family members of Mr Fothergill’s Seeds Ltd or Time Inc. (UK) Ltd.

Entry into the competition will be deemed as acceptance of these terms and conditions.

Mr Fothergill’s is looking for a name for a new mixture of sweet peas it is launching to raise funds for the Royal Hospital Chelsea, and is hoping Britain’s gardeners will vote for their favourite. The blend of varieties in various shades of red will be launched for the 2016/17 season, with the Royal Hospital receiving 25p for every packet of 20 seeds priced at £1.99 the Suffolk seedsman sells.

Staff at Mr Fothergill’s were asked to nominate their favourite names and the top three were Lest We Forget, Remembrance and Scarlet Tunic. The company is now asking members of the public and the Chelsea Pensioners themselves to vote for one of these three names.

To cast a vote online, visit Mr Fothergill’s on Facebook or Twitter and comment on its posts to state a preference.

The closing date is Monday, 29 February 2016. The winning name will be announced by 15 March 2016.

Mr Fothergill’s relationship with the Royal Hospital Chelsea has resulted in it being appointed its first Corporate Patron in recognition of its fundraising activity for the London home for military veterans. Since 2014 Mr Fothergill’s has donated 25p for every packet of seed it sells of poppy Victoria Cross. To date the Royal Hospital has received more than £39,000 from the promotion.